It was such a pleasure to partner with Hornall Anderson and GTs Living Foods to create multiple limited edition Kombucha seasonal offerings for the last three years—Liberty, Gratitude, and Pure Love (and two more in the works).

In collaboration with Portland-based Tether, we set the visual and storytelling direction—including brand guidelines— for all of Nike's Community and College Stores launching in 2015 and beyond. This included all out-of-home and in-store installations as well as grand opening activations for their DC, Brooklyn and Portland stores. Our role at Ripple included research, interviewing community partners, naming, taglines, and collaborating with the Tether Design team to tell a relevant and authentic local story.

The Nike Community Store model is focused on empowering the local community through sport. Located in gentrifying and lower-socioeconomic neighborhoods, each Community Store hires locally, partners with local organizations and encourages every employee volunteer within the community. Case study available upon request.Agency: Tether

Nau

A brand ahead of its time, this sustainable apparel company was once recognized as a leader in a growing outdoor lifestyle market. For three years, we developed and managed brand content and seasonal initiatives as part of Nau's passionate team. This included blog content on sustainability, arts, and culture as well as curating content from key influencers, elevating the blog to one of the top three traffic drivers to nau.com. Below is a selection of our brand work.

As part of Nau's web presence, we developed and executed key brand stories including: a new fabric section to tell the rich story of materials that is core to Nau's narrative; the continuation of The Portraits series that profiles key influencers; and The Collective, a collection of like-minded brands.

Nau, the clothing brand based in Portland, has a blog. And that blog ventures from the architecture of clothing to sustainable roofs over our heads. Interesting stuff.

— The Oregonian, August 10, 2011

What’s your favorite natural fiber for clothing? The ‘ins and outs of wool’ great blog post from @NauClothing

We're honored to be the agency of record for News Seasons since 2015. Since then, we've created multiple integrated, seasonal campaigns—from concept to style guide—that uniquely and authentically communicate their brand position. Our lighthearted campaigns celebrate the coming together of food, family, and friends.

Holiday 2016: Families and friends were about to gather around the table just weeks after the most contentious political election in decades. It seemed like a ripe old time to create a campaign that would serve to bridge the divide. After all, we can all agree that fresh cranberries are better than canned ones for Thanksgiving, right?Agency: Tether PDXDesign: Cynthia Tuan, Caitlin Robinson

"With all of the election fallout, I saw the New Seasons billboard and loved it—Reach Across the Aisle. Couldn't be more appropriate now! Nice job New Seasons, a double entendre for sure."

--Carolynn, New Seasons customer

Holiday 2015: Imagine: turkey without gravy, pie without ice cream, a meal without friends. In a way, it’s like Christmas without Santa Claus. Because everything is better together–egg and nog, bread and butter, people and food.

The Australian-based brand EMU needed to reimagine their identity and voice as they broadened their reach and expanded their collection of fine sheepskin and merino wool products across the globe. We partnered with Cinco to create a new tone and story for the brand through a seasonal lookbook and website.

World Pulse

In collaboration with founder and visionary Jensine Larsen and designer Laura Cary, we created a Brand Book that would lay the foundation for this fledgling nonprofit. Since then, World Pulse has become a global media network for women, recently recognized by the Clinton Global Initiative.

As part of their media offering, we also authored articles—alongside global women leaders—for World Pulse magazine.

In 2016, we teamed up with World Pulse to create an integrated donor microsite. View the microsite, here.

While Microsoft’s foray into the world of hip mobile phones was short-lived, the KIN brand was the collective effort of multiple global agencies. As part of the creative team, we were tasked with translating a unique and very complex user experience to the consumer through a series of engaging user manuals.

Nike, a 40-year old American brand, needed to position the company as a legitimate player in cricket, a 400-year-old sport deeply enmeshed in Eastern culture. We developed the concept of the 43rd Law specifically for the unveiling of Nike's cricket shoe to the Indian-based media. Since 42 laws have governed the game, the 43rd Law would symbolize Nike’s respect for tradition, but passion to improve and innovate the game.

Agency:PlazmDesign Director: Josh Berger

The media loved The 43rd Law concept and the kit. Their event was a great success and they had a ton of coverage!

A campaign for Nike’s role in the World Basketball Championships, our concept of The Ambassadors exemplifies Nike’s global cadre of high-ranking pro athletes. Inspired by the movie Oceans 11, each player’s moniker captured their inimitable essence on the court.

Sokel Blosser, one of Willamette Valley’s original vineyards, wanted to establish an introductory Pinot Noir in the Asian market. Our task: find the story, name the wine, and develop a label for the international audience.

America's most iconic brand was turning 100. To celebrate, Converse launched a shoe and apparel collection that embodied the century’s most seminal moments. Partnering with Zaaz (now Possible), we brought the digital story to life on converse.com

It was a seminal year for Nike. Phil Knight retired. Lance Armstrong raced his last Tour. And Oregon's only Fortune 500 company hired a new CEO. Nike needed to communicate this to its shareholders. In collaboration with co-writer Dennie Wendt, we interviewed Phil, Bill and co-presidents Mark Parker and Charlie Denson to create Nike’s Annual Report.

Partnering with world-renowned design firm Ziba, we were honored to develop the tone and narrative for Open Meadow School's Annual Report to the Community and Shareholders. For the past 40 years, Open Meadow has been making a difference in the lives of disconnected youth by offering personalized educational experiences.

Kettle Foods was no longer a small mom-and-pop business; they were a growing international company with over 50 products distributed worldwide. Their website and packaging was redesigned to reach a global audience and to tell the company's rich history in taste and corporate sustainability.